Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
Sch 1Obligation of dealer to repair
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Schedule 1 Obligation of dealer to repair defects (see s 23 (1)) column 1 item column 2 description of motor vehicle column 3 kilometres column 4 period 1 new motor vehicle (other than a motorcycle) that has been driven for less than 15 000km at the time it is sold by dealer 20 000 (after manufacture) 12 months less 1 month for each 2 000 km that the vehicle has been driven before sold by dealer 2 new motor vehicle (other than a motorcycle) that has been driven for 15 000km or more at the time it is sold by dealer 5 000 (after sale) 3 months 3 second-hand motor vehicle (other than a motorcycle) that has been driven for not more than 160 000 km and was manufactured not more than 10 years before the time it is sold by dealer 5 000 (after sale) 3 months